Cardano Founder Blames ADA Users for DeFi Woes: “Our TVL Would Be $5-10 Billion Minimum”

Charles Hoskinson, the founder of the Cardano network, has fired a shot at the ADA community for contributing to their DeFi shortcomings.

Cardano DeFi Struggles: Community Part of the Problem

Notably, Cardano lags in decentralized finance compared to its status and counterparts. As a utility network, it ranks the lowest among smart contract native chains in its pedigree by a considerable margin, with new and emerging ecosystems still outperforming Cardano.

Hoskinson questioned how they would be able to convince users of Solana, Ethereum, and other chains to “come and play in our backyard if our own people and our own ecosystem aren’t using our DeFi products.”

Cardano TVL Would Have Been Much Larger

Meanwhile, Hoskinson emphasized that this concern needs proper deliberation within the community, and the reason for the truancy needs to be explained. Notably, he cited several potential problems, including a lack of technical know-how, security issues, poor user experience, and low yields.

Furthermore, he insisted that addressing this menace would substantially boost DeFi usage. Specifically, he noted that Cardano’s TVL should be at least $5 to $10 billion, rather than the current figure.

Notably, a $10 billion ADA TVL represents an impressive 3,716% increase from the $262 million figure reported by DeFiLlama, potentially taking the chain to third in the current ranking, just behind Ethereum ($84.22 billion) and Solana ($11.17 billion).

This conversation contributes to the growing effort to increase Cardano’s TVL. Recall that Cardano is working to unlock Bitcoin and XRP DeFi, teased to change their struggling state in the sector.